Irish soldier boy
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1. At a cottage door one winter’s night as the snow lay on the ground
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stood
a youthful Irish soldier boy, to the mountains he was bound.
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His mother stood beside him saying,
"You'll win, my boy, don't fear!"
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With loving arms around his
waist she tied his bandolier.
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2. "Goodbye, God bless you, mother dear, I hope your heart won't
pain,
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but
pray to God that you shall see your soldier boy again.
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And when I'm out in the firing
line it will be a source of joy
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for to
know that you're remembering still your Irish soldier boy."
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3. And when the fighting it was o’er, and the flag of truce was raised,
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the
leaders ordered fire to cease, all Ireland stood amazed.
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His comrades came to the
cottage door
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with
a note from her pride and joy,
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with
an aching heart shy cried, “God be good!” to her Irish soldier boy.
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4. "Good bye, God bless you, mother dear, I'm dying a death so
grand,
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from wounds received
in action trying to free my native land.
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I hope we'll meet in heaven
above in that land beyond the sky,
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where
you'll always be in company with you Irish soldier boy."
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Reilly)